Leading Thoughts for October 30, 2025

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with:

Robert A. Heinlein on the importance of knowing your history:

“A generation which ignores history has no past —and no future.”

Source: Time Enough for Love

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Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter on AI objectivity:

“We all like to think we’re wise. And in our own ways, we are. But we’re also all quite limited. A powerful way for leaders to leverage the potential of AI systems is to use it to challenge what they think they know and who they think they are. In leadership, it’s incredibly beneficial to people who are willing to tell you when you’re making a big mistake. But as we rise through the ranks of leadership, it can be more and more difficult to surround ourselves with people who are comfortable challenging us. This reluctance among peers or subordinates is due to positional power and natural human biases regarding social hierarchies.

“The great thing about your AI-based leadership partner is that it doesn’t care about hierarchy, it doesn’t have an agenda, it doesn’t know about organizational politics, and it isn’t vying for your position. If designed properly, AI systems can provide insight and advice that human peers may not see or may not be willing to say. In this way, AI systems can help a leader shed light on faulty thinking. This objective outlook creates potential for leaders to be more attuned to challenges and potentially more open-minded.”

Source: More Human: How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead

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